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The EU Commission President said, "many were There " When Italy needed

The President of the EU Commission has offered a "heartfelt apology" for Italy, for help, at the beginning of his deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Ursula von der Leyen told the EU Parliament that "too many were There . if Italy needed".

have a Lot of Italians, criticized the EU's response to the pandemic, and not to say that the Block is not doing enough to help.

The country has registered More Than 21,000 deaths due to The Virus , the highest toll in Europe.

Italy's Foreign Minister , Luigi Di Maio has wife welcomed von der Leyen's comments, calling them "an important act of Truth ".

last week, if you do not find a way to The Virus , The Bloc say must rise to The Challenge "the biggest test since The Second World War ".

What to say to the President of The Commission ?

lecture to a mostly empty chamber of the European Parliament in Brussels, Mrs von der Leyen said, you could not beat that in a pandemic "without The Truth " - About the science, but also "Our Own actions".

"Yes, it is true, that No One was really ready for it. It is also true that many were There at the time When Italy needed a helping hand at the very beginning," She Said . "For this, it is true that Europe as a whole is a heartfelt apology. "

the President of The Commission added that, unfortunately, "that's all that matters, if it changes in behavior. "

"The Truth is that now Europe is now the true heart of the Solidarity . The real Europe is now in. "

Respond to Facebook, Mr. Di Maio said, your statement was "good for Europe and for our community".

"Now, the European Union has to defend the courage and to protect all Nations," he wrote, adding that "the defence of Italy, we also defend the integrity of the EU".

last week, for European countries hard by the outbreak.

Italy's Prime Minister , Mr Conte has said he will not agree to The Deal unless it includes a way to share the debts among the members - some Northern members of the EU such as the Netherlands and Germany continue to resist.

Significant confirmation

This is a clear confirmation of The Most powerful person in Brussels. A formal recognition of that in the panic of The Moment , When in Italy, The Most of the help needed, while the famous EU "spirit of Solidarity ", which do not show up.

It was a difficult moment for Ursula von der Leyen to. She is a leader who has shown to prevent a major concern in the past few weeks, internal conflict, and who defended himself, pragmatism and hope. But it seems to be an underlying hatred is still felt by the Italians and others, who believe There were a few good Samaritans When it counted - and it was in early March, When Italy was the only country that had enforced a lockdown.

the Prime Minister , Guiseppe Conte urgently requested medical equipment for the hospital staff such as gloves and clothing, as well as fans and Test kits, but it took several days before There is a response from any European government.

The actions of Germany, France and the Czech Republic, causes particular discomfort, if you have decided to block the exports of equipment for neighbors in need, until they were finished, count up what shares they had. Also, as a rule conciliatory Belgian Minister of health Maggie De Block stated that it was "deeply against the idea of a United Europe, and fundamentally against The Spirit of Solidarity ".

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Source of news: bbc.com